[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency in sustainable buildings: a systematic review with taxonomy, challenges, motivations, methodological aspects, recommendations, and …

FS Hafez, B Sa'di, M Safa-Gamal, YH Taufiq-Yap… - Energy Strategy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing interest has been shown in targeting energy efficiency as a
roadmap for carbon mitigation, limiting energy use, improving buildings' energy …

Sustainability considerations of green buildings: a detailed overview on current advancements and future considerations

T Liu, L Chen, M Yang, M Sandanayake, P Miao, Y Shi… - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The concept of green building has gradually formed with the increase in public awareness of
environmental protection, which also covers a wide range of elements. The green building is …

Deep reinforcement learning for multi-objective optimization in BIM-based green building design

Y Pan, Y Shen, J Qin, L Zhang - Automation in Construction, 2024‏ - Elsevier
For green building design, this paper proposes a multi-objective optimization (MOO)
framework to properly adjust design parameters using a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) …

Prioritizing barriers and develo** mitigation strategies toward net-zero carbon building sector

E Ohene, APC Chan, A Darko - Building and Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Net-zero carbon building (NZCB) has been recognized as a viable solution for reducing
carbon emissions in the building sector. However, its uptake within the industry has been …

Towards green roof implementation: Drivers, motivations, barriers and recommendations

G Zhang, BJ He - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The environmental challenges in cities urge people to explore feasible strategies for
resilient, sustainable, healthy and livable built environments, of which designing and …

Modular composite building in urgent emergency engineering projects: A case study of accelerated design and construction of Wuhan Thunder God Mountain …

LK Chen, RP Yuan, XJ Ji, XY Lu, J **ao, JB Tao… - Automation in …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Wuhan Leishenshan/Leishenshan (“Leishenshan” for short) hospital is a makeshift
emergency hospital for treating patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus-infected …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of occupant energy consumption behavior in buildings: How we got here, where we are, and where we are headed

X Xu, H Yu, Q Sun, VWY Tam - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

The human dimensions of energy use in buildings: A review

S D'Oca, T Hong, J Langevin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The “human dimensions” of energy use in buildings refer to the energy-related behaviors of
key stakeholders that affect energy use over the building life cycle. Stakeholders include …

Application and suitability analysis of the key technologies in nearly zero energy buildings in China

Z Liu, Y Liu, BJ He, W Xu, G **, X Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The energy consumption in buildings accounts for a significant proportion of total energy
and carbon emissions over the world. To reduce the building energy consumption and …

Leveraging digital twin for sustainability assessment of an educational building

LC Tagliabue, FR Cecconi, S Maltese, S Rinaldi… - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The EU Green Deal, beginning in 2019, promoted a roadmap for operating the transition to a
sustainable EU economy by turning climate issues and environmental challenges into …